BELLWAY P L C
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the company is a UK-based residential property developer and housebuilder operating under the Bellway, Ashberry, and Bellway London brands.
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Cash
£172M
+25.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6B
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,746
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£232M
+17.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,406,600,000 | £2,380,200,000 | £2,782,800,000 | +16.9% | |
| Operating profit | £505,300,000 | £213,700,000 | £259,200,000 | +21.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £483,000,000 | £197,900,000 | £231,900,000 | +17.2% | |
| Net profit | £365,000,000 | £144,600,000 | £167,500,000 | +15.8% | |
| Cash | £362,000,000 | £136,600,000 | £171,800,000 | +25.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,058,900,000 | £3,678,200,000 | £3,787,300,000 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £3,461,600,000 | £3,465,400,000 | £3,556,200,000 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £3,461,600,000 | £3,465,400,000 | £3,556,200,000 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 10,945 | 2,693 | 2,746 | +2% | |
| Wages | £195,500,000 | £168,700,000 | £182,600,000 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,500,000 | £7,000,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 9.0% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 6.1% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 5.8% | 6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.3% | 33.5% | 34.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.59x | 6.42x | — | |
| Interest cover | 16.41x | 8.45x | 7.02x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BELLWAY P L C 1979-12-31 → present
- GLOBEMASTER SERVICES LIMITED 1978-06-09 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernest & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Group is well placed to manage business and financial risks including liquidity, and the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BELLWAY P L C · parent
- Bellway Homes Limited 100%
- Bellway (Services) Limited 100%
- Bellway Home Space Limited 100%
- Bellway Homes (Guernsey) Limited 100%
- Fradley Residential LLP 50%
Significant events
- “In May 2025, work started at the new timber framework factory, 'Bellway Home Space', which is due to be operational in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE, Philip Robert | Secretary | 2025-08-12 | — | — |
| BARR, Gillian Carole | Director | 2025-09-15 | Feb 1958 | British |
| CASEBERRY, Jill | Director | 2017-10-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| DAVIS, Cecily Diana | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| DOHERTY, Shane Michael | Director | 2024-12-02 | Nov 1974 | Irish |
| HONEYMAN, Jason Michael | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| MCHOUL, Ian Philip | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jan 1960 | British |
| SCOUGALL, Simon | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| TUTTE, John Frederick | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jun 1956 | British |
| WHITNEY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOUGALL, Simon | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2025-08-11 |
| STOKER, Peter John | Secretary | — | 2002-07-31 |
| WRIGHTSON, Gilbert Kevin | Secretary | 2002-08-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| ADEY, Keith Derek | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2025-03-21 |
| AYRES, Edward Francis | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| BELL, Ashley Kenrick | Director | — | 1999-09-28 |
| BELL, Kenneth | Director | — | 1997-05-18 |
| BRAMLEY, Dennis Scott | Director | 1993-05-24 | 2003-10-31 |
| CORSCADDEN, Jack | Director | — | 1994-01-14 |
| CUTHBERT, John Arthur | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| DAWE, Howard Carlton | Director | — | 2013-01-31 |
| FINN, Leo Peter | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2009-01-16 |
| HAMPDEN SMITH, Paul Nigel | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| JAGGER, Denise Nichola | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2022-12-16 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Medwell | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| LEITCH, Alistair Mcleod | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| PERRY, David Gordon | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2010-01-15 |
| ROBSON, Alan George | Director | — | 2002-07-31 |
| STOKER, Peter John | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| THOMPSON, Collingwood Forster James | Director | — | 2000-01-14 |
| TOMS, Michael Rodney | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2017-12-13 |
| WATSON, John Knowlton | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2018-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1416 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 20
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.